迷你对话学英语口语 第1318期:退缩

第一，迷你对话

A: I was invited to John's birthday party. Would mind going with me?

约翰邀请我参加约翰的生日晚会，你介意和我一起去吗？

B: I'm afraid not. I quarreled with John last week. I'd better shy away from meeting him.

恐怕不行，上周我和John发生了口角，我最好还是避开他。

A: Let bygones be bygones.

过去的就让它过去吧。

B: I don't know how he feels about it.

我不知道他怎么想。

第二，地道表达

shy away from

解词释义

Shy away from 的意思是“避开一些令人不愉快的事或人”“面对......而退缩”。常用的结构是：shy away from something，shy away from doing something。

拓展范例

E.g. He is a loyal fan of extreme sports and never will shy away from adventures.

他非常热中极限运动，而且勇于接受冒险。

E.g. Her eyes shy away from mine.

她一见我盯她就把自己的眼睛避开了。

E.g. It seems that girls shy away from careers in science and math.

女性似乎不愿从事着重科学和数学的职业。

E.g. They shied away from buying the house when they learned the price.

我他们一听说到房子的价格，就不买了。

第三，好词妙语

be invited to something：受到邀请做某事

E.g. I consider it a great honor to be invited to this party.

被邀请来参加这次聚会我深感荣幸。

E.g. I've been invited to an Asian wedding.

我应邀参加亚洲人的婚礼。

mind doing something：介意做某事

E.g. I wonder whether you would mind doing me a favour.

不知你能不能帮我一个忙。

E.g. Would you mind helping me? ie Would you please help me?

请帮帮我的忙好吗?

quarrel with：与......争吵，与......发生口角

E.g. It's very sad when husbands and wives quarrel with each other.

夫妻间起口角是很不幸的事。

E.g. He is good-natured and has never had a quarrel with anyone.

他脾气很好，从不和任何人争吵。

feel about something：对某事感受......

E.g. How would you feel about going to a baseball game tonight?

今天晚上去看一场棒球赛怎么样？

E.g. How do you feel about taking the job in China?

你对于到中国来接受这份工作有何感想？

E.g . How do you feel about it?

你觉得怎么样？